Check-hook.



No. 801,545. PATENTED OCT. 10, 1905. P. s. PETERSON.

CHECK HOOK.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 9.1905.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHECK-HOOK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 10, 1905.

Application filed January 9, 1905. Serial No. 240,280.

T 0 all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, PETER S. PETERSON, a resident of Janesville, in thecounty of Rock and State of l/Visconsin, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Check- Hooks; andI do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

Hy invention relates to an improved checkhook, the object of theinvention being to provide a check-hook of simple inexpensiveconstruction, neat in appearance, and strong and durable in use, andwhich, while it will prevent the horse uncheeking himself by anyordinary movement of the head, will when undue strain is brought to bearthereon-such, for instance, as the animal stumblingrelease the checkreinand prevent breaking of the hook or rein.

A further object is to provide a hook which is humane in use, is safefor the animal and driver, it cannot jolt open, and may be secured toharness by any convenient or suit able method.

\Vith these and other objects in view the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction and combinations and arrangements ofparts, as will be more fully hereinafter described, and pointed out inthe claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in side elevation,illustrating my improvements. Fig. 2 is a top plan view. Fig. 3 is anend view, and Fig. 4 is a view in longitudinal section.

My improved check-hook comprises two members 1 and 2, the former fixedand carrying a screw-threaded shank 3, to be secured to the saddle orharness and may be secured to the harness in any other manner founddesirable. The movable hook portion 2 has a lug 4 on its under side somedistance from its fiat end 5, which rests on the bottom portion ofmember 1, and said lug 1 is located in the bifurcated forward end ofmember 1 and securely hinged therein by a pin 6, passed through the lug1 and bifurcated end of member 1.

The rear end of member 1 curves upward, is slit longitudinally,' and thesections so formed are flared apart to receive the rear end of hook 2,and at a suitable point in said split end notches or recesses 7 areprovided in member 1 to receive and hold the hook 2 against accidentalmovement.

The end of hook 2 projects sufficiently far in rear of member 1 toafford a finger-hold to permit the operator to force the hook out of thesplit end and notches of member 1 when it is desired to check oruncheck; but the hook will be held with sufiicient rigidity to preventany possibility of the animal unchecking itself by any ordinary movementof its head. If, however, the checkrein is subjected to unusualstrainsuch, for-instance, as when the animal stumbles-such strain willpull the hook open and release the rein before the latter could breakorinjury be done the harness.

l/Vhile the shape of the several parts has been found to accomplish allthe purposes sought, I do not restrict myself to such shape, but mayvariously form the hook and fixed member to suit all requirements of thetrade, and

hence a great many changes might be made 7 without departing from myinvention. I therefore wish it understood that I do not restrict myselfto the particular construction shown and described, but consider myselfat liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall withinthe spirit and scope of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A check-hook comprising a fixed member and a hinged rein-receivingmember disposed opposite the fixed member, and means for tem porarilyuniting the free ends of said members and permitting the release of thehinged member when it is subjected to abnormal strain through thecheckrein.

2. A check-hook comprising a fixed member, a rein-receiving memberdisposed opposite the fixed member and hinged thereto, said fixed memberconstructed to clamp the hinged member, normally hold it againstmovement and permit its release when subjected to abnormal strainthrough the checkrein.

3. A check-hook comprising a fixed member, and a rein-receiving hookdisposed opposite the fixed member and hinged thereto, one of saidmembers having a recess to receive the other member and normally holdthe reinreceiving hook until the latter is subjected to abnormal pullingstrain through the checkrein.

1. A check-hook, comprising a fixed member, a rein-receiving hookdisposed opposite the fixed member and hinged thereto, and said fixedmember slit to clamp the rein-receiving end of the hook and release saidhook when the latter is subjected to abnormal strain through thecheckrein. V

5. 'A check-hook, comprising a fixed member, a rein-receiving hookdisposed opposite the fixed member and hinged thereto near one end andat such end constructed to overlap and rest on the base of the fixedmember, said fixed to receive and hold the free end of the reinreceivinghook until the latter is subjected to undue strain through thecheckrein.

7. A check-hook comprising a fixed member, and a rein-receiving hookmember disposed opposite the fixed member and hinged thereto, one ofsaid members having an opening to permitthe passage transversely throughit of the free end of the other member and retain the rein-receivinghook member until it is subjected to undue strain through the checkrein.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing Witnesses.

PETER S. PETERSON.

Witnesses:

FLoss M. APPLEBY, ALEXANDER E. MATHESON.

